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August 2016
August 23, 2016
Jesus VR, the Ark Encounter and fetishizing authenticity
Next month, visitors to the Venice Film Festival will have the opportunity to view the...
August 16, 2016
5 Great Ideas for “God’s Not Dead 3”
If you've read this site for awhile, you're likely aware that, despite my interest in...
August 12, 2016
Review: “Pete’s Dragon”
"Pete's Dragon" returns wonder to family movies. Director David Lowery's remake of the 1977 Disney...
August 10, 2016
“Film Nerd 2.0” promises a movie education for parents and kids
Back when I started this blog, I created a list of some of my favorite...
August 08, 2016
BoJack Horseman, Ecclesiastes and the search for happiness
The best show on television right now is a cartoon about an alcoholic horse. Three...
August 03, 2016
5 Reasons ‘Stranger Things’ is Great
If you read my July wrap up, you know that I've been obsessed with Netflix's...
July 2016
July 31, 2016
The Monthly Catch: “Stranger Things,” BoJack, Star Trek and more!
I cannot believe we're at the end of August already. We're having an incredibly busy...
July 29, 2016
Review: “Jason Bourne”
The most disappointing thing about "Jason Bourne" is the feeling that we've seen it all...
July 29, 2016
Review: “Gleason”
Early in "Gleason," former football player Steve Gleason, who is beginning to experience the first...
July 24, 2016
The joy of disconnecting
This past week, our world tiptoed closer to dystopia. A fear-mongering bully officially became...
July 20, 2016
Grace and beauty in “Babette’s Feast”
Hey everyone, Chris here. I'm currently on vacation with my family. But awhile back, I...
July 18, 2016
5 Movies Your Kids Must See
As a film lover and a parent, I get frustrated easily. My 4-year-old son is...
July 15, 2016
Review: “Ghostbusters”
"Ghostbusters" is what happens when originality clashes with lucrative intellectual property. Truthfully, Paul Feig's remake...
July 08, 2016
Review: The Secret Life of Pets
Dear parents: It's inevitable — you're going to see "The Secret Life of Pets." Your kids, who...
July 03, 2016
Popcorn in the pews
When I was in my twenties, my friends referred to the movies as my second...
June 2016
June 30, 2016
The Monthly Catch: ‘Vertigo,’ ‘A.I.,’ ‘O.J.,’ Evolution and Sarah Bessey
Every month, I sit and plan out the blog posts I hope to write over...
June 24, 2016
No, ‘Independence Day’ was not your generation’s ‘Star Wars’
So, there's not a review here for this week's big release, "Independence Day: Resurgence." In...
June 22, 2016
Halftime: The best films of 2016 (so far)
We're quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, and it's been an interesting one. If...
June 20, 2016
Top 10 Pixar moments to make you cry
As Finding Dory just kept swimming into theaters this weekend, it provided another opportunity to...
June 17, 2016
Review: “Finding Dory”
Five years after its release, "Cars 2" still instills dread in Pixar lovers. Never mind...
June 15, 2016
Interview with comic book artist Ted Woods
Here's a new feature I'm hoping to implement more regularly on this blog. Constant readers...
June 14, 2016
The strange love affair between Christians and guns
This isn’t the first time I’ve addressed this, and I hate that. This post, in...
June 12, 2016
Orlando: Death in our safe spaces demands love across the lines
Earlier this evening, in response to the horrific shooting at a gay nightclub Orlando that left...
June 10, 2016
“The Conjuring 2”: Ghostbusting with love
James Wan's "Conjuring" movies are something rare in the horror genre: warm-hearted stories that scare the...
June 07, 2016
The Small God of Christian Subculture
A recent article by Leah Libresco at FiveThirtyEight revealed that the number of positive words and concepts...
June 03, 2016
“Popstar” brings the jokes, lacks the bite
At the end of the day, the only thing that matters about some comedies is...
June 01, 2016
Review: “Weiner” is fascinating, frustrating look at scandal
At one point in the new documentary "Weiner," when disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner is...
May 2016
May 28, 2016
The dogged, bruised decency of “The Nice Guys”
Something in my DNA responds to Shane Black's work. Ever since I watched "Lethal Weapon" with...
May 25, 2016
Preview of coming blog attractions
You might have noticed it's been quiet here. The truth is, while this blog's been...
May 17, 2016
Why I hope the new ‘Ghostbusters’ is great
Two months before the release of "Ghostbusters," I have to wonder if Paul Feig's answer...
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